Iran’s Military Might

Shalamcheh missiles are displayed by the Iranian army, as President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, second left, reviews a military parade marking National Army Day, in front of the mausoleum of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran, Iran, Thursday, April 18, 2013. Ahmadinejad slammed "foreign presence" in the Persian Gulf, claiming it's the source of insecurity in the region. Photo: AP

A S-200 surface-to-air missile is driven past the platform where President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and other military officials are sitting during the Army Day parade in Tehran on April 18, 2013. The Iranian army 'alone' is able to destroy Israel, Tehran's regional arch foe, Islamic republic army commander general Ataollah Salehi said, on the sideline of the country's annual Army Day. Photo: AFP/Getty Images

Shalamcheh missiles are displayed by the Iranian army, as President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, second left, reviews a military parade marking National Army Day, in front of the mausoleum of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran, Iran, Thursday, April 18, 2013. Ahmadinejad slammed "foreign presence" in the Persian Gulf, claiming it's the source of insecurity in the region. Photo: AP

A Yasser missile is displayed during Iranian army parade on April 18, 2011. Photo: AP

A Qadr missile is displayed during a military parade commemorating National Army Day on April 17, 2012. Photo: AP

An Asre-67 missile is displayed by the Iranian army just outside Tehran, Iran, April 18, 2013. Photo: AP

A soldier standing on a truck carrying military hardware. Photo: Reuters

An Iranian soldier sitting atop a T-72 tank. Photo: AFP/Getty Images

Iranian F-4 fighter jets fly during the Army Day parade in Tehran on April 18, 2013. Photo: AFP/Getty Images

Iran's Sukhoi-24 fighter jets fly during the annual Army Day military parade in Tehran on April 17, 2012. Photo: AFP/Getty Images

The Sarir drone is displayed by the Iranian army during a parade just outside Tehran, April 18, 2013. Iranian-made drone, dubbed Sarir or throne in Farsi, can carry missiles and has a range of 2,000 kilometers (1,250 miles), which puts much of the Middle East within operating distance of Iranian territory. The Sarir was first displayed in September. Photo: AP

With anti-US and anti-Israeli banners, Iranian army trucks drive in a parade. Photo: AP

Iranian army troops march in a parade marking National Army Day. Photo: AP

Iranian navy troops march in a parade marking National Army Day. Photo: AP

Wearing ghillie suit, an Iranian army member marches during a parade marking National Army Day. Photo: AP